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Marine Terminal Dashboard - Yard Operations Monitoring

Thanks to a Dashboard Spy with an interest in marine terminal mechanization, we have this marine terminal operations dashboard to examine. The point of this enterprise dashboard is to allow the marine terminal management to monitor yard operations in real time and to alert them of conditions outside of normal boundaries. Marine terminal operations fall into three main areas of focus in terms of production management: crane operations from/to vessel and train/truck, yard production of container stacks, container parking and rail cars, and gate operations involving entry and departure into the terminal. I am reminded of the mess in our ports with lines of trucks awaiting access to terminals in the aftermath of 9/11 and the increased port security.

Here is the screenshot of the dashboard. You’ll find lots of marine terminal KPIs such as Container Gate Moves, Average Turn Time, Yard Inventory of Containers, Outbound Trucks Still on Terminal Over 1 Hour, etc. The main point, obviously, is that time equals money.

Marine Terminal Operations Dashboard

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